In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Westminster like this:
WESTMINSTER, a hundred in the NE of Gloucester; containing 6 parishes and 6 parts; and cut into two divisions, lower and upper. Acres, 5,383 and 3,377. Pop. in 1861, 2,924. Houses, 656.
Westminster through time
Westminster is now part of Tewkesbury district. Click here for graphs and data of how Tewkesbury has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Westminster itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westminster, in Tewkesbury and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20622
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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